BIG BIG LOVE...
- licorice all-sorts
- cooling afternoon thunderstorms
- the bible
- knowing that i am loved
- hope
- being gainfully employed
- friends who pray for me
- my children
- a bigger LOVE list than a loathe list - always a good thing!
LESS DESIRABLE...
- walking to the bus station in the rain
- excel spreadsheets with wonky formatting issues
- ear buds with sharp edges make for painful music listening at work
- lack of clothing options for summer
- self-imposed spending freeze making #4 even more noticeable
- second-hand cigarette smoke. icky.
Okay, now, I'm not trying to dis' on any of our feathered friends and their needs for shelter. Really, I'm not. Yet, I find myself somewhat dumbfounded by the "Must-have duck houses for every budget" found on the Guardian's website. It's a fine pictorial piece. Lovely, really. Showing some nice scenes of duck ponds around the UK and the little houses the property owners provide to give ducks safe-havens when they need such. I just don't know who is silly enough to spend over US$5,000 for a duck house - and what ninny calls a duck house a "must-have"? Please someone argue with me if I'm wrong...
In pictures: Must-have duck houses for every budget.
I'm not saying these are not fine examples of craftsmanship. Floating houses for ducks. Wow. Some of them quite elaborate. I'm pretty sure any American kid I know would gladly swim across an algae coated pond just to play with a floating house like that. I might have when I was a 6 year old. It's just the idea of people spending THOUSANDS of dollars on these buoyant little homes for water fowl seems absurd to me. Am I wrong?
The least expensive among them goes for over US$155. I don't know. Houses for ducks? Seriously?
Artichoke Cafe in Albuquerque, EDO - East Downtown.
A lovely meal, courtesy of a good friend who sent me a gift certificate AND made a reservation for me when I was having a very bad week. It was a lovely dinner. I did, however order the steak rare and it was cooked medium rare - but that did not take away from its deliciousness.
Riding the bus into work today - here is all the freaky shit that went down (you can ALWAYS expect at least ONE freaky incident at the bus stop or on the bus... at the very LEAST)
1. Stepped in some dried up vomit at the Rapid Ride Station on Central and San Mateo. It was obviously the result of a technicolor yawn induced by someone's 'good time' last night or very early this morning. Nasty and very colorful. Ew.
2. Lady in front of me on the Route 66 bus sniffed her own armpit. No, really. That actually happened. Very classy. VERY CLASSY.
3. I got R.E.M.'s "Driver 8" song stuck in my head because at the Alvarado Transit Center, downtown, we had to wait for the driver of the #8 bus to take his break before we could board. I don't begrudge the drivers their breaks. I certainly don't want to ride a bus with an overly tired or agitated driver - so it's all good. But sometimes in the morning when I'm trying to get to work, it does test my patience. Also, I come from bigger cities, where when the driver needed a break, he/she was replaced by another driver and the buses keep on moving. Makes sense to me, but, I'm not in charge...
I was going to move today. Post-poned to next Friday. C'est la vie and it goes on...
WANT:
I want this new Dior Addict Lip Glow - it is sorta like a "mood" gloss - but with spf 10 AND lip plumpers. I gotta have it.
Also:
I want a loft apartment / condo in Philadelphia. Waterfront (on the Delaware River). With views, of course.
LUXURIATE...in the uncommon space and thoughtful design that exemplifies every Residence at Dockside...
• Large bedrooms with huge windows framing extraordinary city and river views
• Sumptuous ceramic-tile baths with oversized mirrors, medicine cabinets and
Hollywood lighting
• Spacious designer kitchens with:
- Stainless steel appliances including microwave oven and side-by-side refrigerator
with filtered water/icemaker
- Top-of-the-line 42" ceiling-high birch, Shaker-style Euro cabinets with under
cabinet lighting
- Granite countertops
- Oversized stainless steel undermount sink with pullout spray faucet
- Food disposal plus built-in trash and recycling bins
• Full-sized stacked washer and dryer
• Tinted, double-paned windows with designer blinds, upgraded for extra
sound protection
• Deluxe wall-to-wall carpeting in bedrooms
• Hardwood floors in living areas and kitchen
• Wired for high-speed internet access
I want a Mercedes... a CLK or SLK Convertible, certified pre-owned 2005 or 2006 - or an older model - something else. My cousin will help me find it. He's good at finding cars.
I want a B.S. in Nursing and an M.S. in Midwifery and my L.P.N. and I want to get it all done by 2012. I can do it. I will do it.
I want to fall in love and get married again one day - and have a family and a dog - or 2 dogs - and a vacation home at the beach. In Cape May, New Jersey...like one of these...here.
Not so long ago, I was unemployed. During my stint as "total-loser-at-home-on-the-couch" I learned to love Ru Paul's Drag Race on the LOGO channel. It's true. I was a Drag Race junkie. I watched every TiVo'd episode like a glutton one afternoon-into-evening.
I gotta say, I loved Chanel the most - those eyes, OMG and what an ass. Yes, it's true. I'm just this fabulous that I can drool over drag queens. I know you love it.
But then there was Ongina. (terrible name, if you ask me, but there's no accounting for taste in such things in the drag-queen world, apparently...) RuPaul dubbed Ongina the "Lady-Boy" of the group - and that is so dead-on. Look-a-see-here:
Loathesome:
1. lack of cashflow
2. long bus rides
3. skies that look like rain but don't deliver
Loverly:
1. Peace
2. Hope
3. Love
4. Growth
5. Joy
"Dis is Ba-man."
"Hey, Ba-man. I'm Piderman."
"Hi. Wanna watch a movie?"
"Okay...buuuuhhhhh, my boots are all sticky. Oh, that's okay."
"I believe this is your sandwich."
"Oh, yeah, that's mine."
Fin.
So, origami is the Japanese art of paper-folding.
...But what the fuck is this?
It's a dude in a dress. A big, white, stiff paper dress, no less. This creation is brought to you by the designer, Polly Verity of Edinburgh, Scotland. She's obviously batshit insane, but I dig her for being avant-garde in the truest sense. She makes whimsical miniature mythical creatures out of paper, as well. Worth checking out... here: http://www.polyscene.com Enjoy!
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